Just to be clear, I have no qualms about the style. For me it is purely semantics. I am no style nazi. But, IMO "Black IPA" has a certain ring to it I like better than India Black Ale (IBA). I just get hung up on the Black/Pale part. If you could change the "P" to another term that would better reflect the beer that would make more sense.

I didnt want to get into politics but:We have a man residing in the White House who is half American (white), half Kenyan (black) and raised by his white Grandparents yet he is our first black President?

Its a Black IPA

There ya go, now don't you feel better?And it was funny!Thanks for sharing.

Just to be clear, I have no qualms about the style. For me it is purely semantics. I am no style nazi. But, IMO "Black IPA" has a certain ring to it I like better than India Black Ale (IBA). I just get hung up on the Black/Pale part. If you could change the "P" to another term that would better reflect the beer that would make more sense.

"P" can be piceous (which means brownish-black) - but then if you use black it's redundant - and if you omit black it's confusing to the original IPA.BTW - that's \pie*see*us\

Sounds like an interesting beer. I just made a red ale by adding 2 oz of roasted barley to my blonde ale recipe. Fantastic results, completely different beer with just a little bit of roasted barley. I'm sure that the 1/2 pound will make it quite black but I bet it will be fun to drink.